Employee marked for separate absences before & after holiday

Q: I was off sick for 2 weeks. I was self certified for the first week and had a sick note on the second week. I then had two weeks booked off for holiday. I was contacted to find out about my condition but I was still unwell, so I went back to the GP to get another sick note. However, I was still sick after my holiday, and my employer is treating this as two separate absences. I am not worried about recovering the leave days but I would like it to be treated as one absence period. What should I do?

A: When you get back in, look to meet with your manager and clarify that the sick notes were handed in to cover your days off sick and although you booked a holiday in the middle, you were still ill so you would be looking to recover those as one whole period. You could also state it to the employer that you would appreciate it if it can be recovered.

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